Brian Bull
ReporterBrian Bull is a contributing freelance reporter with the KLCC News department, who first began working with the station in 2016. In that time, Bull worked as a general assignment reporter, documentary and podcast producer, and interim news director. He's now senior reporter with the Native American media organization Buffalo's Fire, and recently worked as a journalism professor at the University of Oregon teaching audio storytelling, public affairs reporting, and story development.
In his nearly 30 years working as a public media journalist, Bull has worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His work has been heard on NPR Newscasts and programs, and APM's Marketplace. He's also a substitute host for National Native News, and has had articles published in The Eugene-Register Guard, The Oregonian, Indian Country Today, and Underscore Native News. Several photos of CAHOOTS workers he took were featured in People Magazine in July 2021.
An enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe, Bull has worked with NPR's Next Generation Project geared towards diversifying the ranks of tomorrow's journalists. He's been a guest faculty instructor at the Poynter Institute on covering underrepresented communities, and also served as chair for Vision Maker Media, which supports authentic programs and documentaries produced by Native Americans.
Bull has a Master's Degree in American Journalism Online from New York University, and a B.A. from Macalester College where he studied Psychology, English, and Dramatic Arts.
He's glad to be home in the Pacific Northwest, close to his family, tribe, and the Oregon Coast. If only someone had warned him about the grass seed pollen every spring! Bull is married and has three children, and five cats. He enjoys photography, hiking, cooking, the visual and performing arts, and the occasional Godzilla movie.
Read how Brian's desire to spur reflection led him to a career in public media.
Check out Bull's latest NextGen project with regional mentees in Oregon, hosted by Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Brian is the director and lead interviewer for the Public Radio Oral History Project, which aims to build a repository of interviews with many of the industry's founders and innovators.
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A new welcome center in the town of Blue River had its grand opening this month. The McKenzie Crossing and Native Center is meant to highlight the historical presence of Native people in the area. -
On Sunday afternoon, at least 150 protesters stood outside Eugene’s federal building to denounce the U.S. military strikes against Iran. -
Writer, actress, comedienne, and activist Jana Schmieding is known for her work with Native-themed series such as “Rutherford Falls” and “Reservation Dogs," but she’s also a “Duck." The University of Oregon alum is this year’s commencement speaker, and spent this weekend reconnecting with her campus community. -
While President Trump rang in his 79th birthday with a military parade in Washington D.C. Saturday, Eugeneans joined the national “No Kings” day protests. -
Earlier this year, Georgia Baxter-Krause of wood products company J.H. Baxter pleaded guilty to violating environmental laws, then lying about it to federal regulators. An attorney with a class-action lawsuit says having Baxter-Krause pay fines and serve time helps his case, but restitution for victims still seems far from certain. -
A multi-million-dollar initiative to create a “quiet zone” for downtown Eugene’s railroad crossings appears to be tangled up in a sea of red tape. -
Memorial Day weekend sees all kinds of events honoring those who served and died in the nation’s defense. One annual observance at the Eugene Masonic Cemetery drew several dozen people to a hilltop Sunday afternoon. -
Several hundred protesters gathered outside the Lane County Circuit Court in Eugene Thursday afternoon for a “May Day” protest. The call was to champion working class people. -
A newly-discovered species of bacteria has been found on the Oregon Coast. Scientists have named it for the Native Americans who historically lived in the area. -
Spring means more Oregonians are out exploring trails and parks, and nature renewing itself through mating and nesting season.
